I can write decently in English but pronouncing words is so challenging for me. Alot of confusion. How do i improve spoken English? Thanks
2006-12-02 14:30:43 · 14 answers · asked by MGJ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
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2006-12-02 14:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by *Happy Once Again!* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im English myself and I can say English people have the same problems. I wish it was as simple as pronouced every vow and constanent. But there are silent letters in certain words such as honest (on-ist). The best way that I myself learn things is through mistakes, so by talking to people in the english you know ask them to maybe correct you if pronoucations are wrong. By doing this it should help you remember next time round. Also if you write tricky words down and how they are pronouced this may also help you.
2006-12-02 14:43:07 · answer #2 · answered by bovezuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak it all the time!!! Watch television and pay attention to how English is spoken, especially on the news. And BE SURE you speak English at home. A lot of people I know who speak English as their second language speak their first language at home, and they never really become fluent in English. Good Luck!!
2006-12-02 14:40:08 · answer #3 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch the thousands and thousands of american and british television shows out there with the dubbing off and listen to music too. I didn't think pronounciation would ever be difficult when learning english because there is so much english music and TV but yeah this is the best way to perfect your english.
Btw, it is "a lot" not "alot"
2006-12-02 15:42:02 · answer #4 · answered by totallyfree2rhyme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try buying a cd of english speaking and just repeat what they say, just keep repeating. I have hard time too speaking properly in english. It seems I have a problem always with "A".. like the word "axe", I can't help but to say "exe" or if not I will say "Akusu"... so.. I agree that pronouncing english is very difficult.. good luck to you and english speaking!^-^
2006-12-02 14:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by ♥クロミ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch movies that are spoken in English. Learn the ABC's and keep sounding out the letters, you will get there my friend after some practice.
2006-12-02 14:37:44 · answer #6 · answered by N. Andrews 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to the club. English grammar is reasonably straightforward, and the lack of declension of nouns is a huge blessing, but pronunciation is a bear. English has stolen words from every language spoken on the globe, sometimes fussing with the spelling, sometimes with the pronunciation, sometimes both, and sometimes neither. There are clues, of course -- things ending in "tion" are of French origin, and that combination is pronounced "shun". Best bet may well be to engage English speakers in conversation, and watch English-language television.
2006-12-02 14:37:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That can be tricky; a good way would just be to hear it a lot, either by spending a lot of time around English-speaking people, or by watching English movies and stuff.
2006-12-02 14:33:28 · answer #8 · answered by Pazu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate this same question when I learned English...Just learn everything the caoorest way and eventually the right accent comes to you! It did for me and I sound just like any other person!
2006-12-02 16:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by coca_cola_froggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to it and practice speaking it was much as you can. Read also.
English is very difficult, because it is a mixture of many different languages. There are multiple ways of spelling the same sound, also.
2006-12-02 14:37:16 · answer #10 · answered by salsera 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep at it, if people pull you up on words then try to remember next time
2006-12-02 15:16:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋